ICD-10-PCS code structure

Section:
  0 = Medical and Surgical

Body System:
  C = Mouth and Throat

Root Operation:
  5 = Destruction

Body Part:

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See Terms used in Medical and Surgical

Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

0C55 - Upper Gingiva

• Open Approach

  Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

  • No Device
    • 0C550ZZ - Destruction of Upper Gingiva, Open Approach

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• Percutaneous Approach

  Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

  • No Device
    • 0C553ZZ - Destruction of Upper Gingiva, Percutaneous Approach

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• External Approach

  Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

  • No Device
    • 0C55XZZ - Destruction of Upper Gingiva, External Approach